I used a ball of wool that I bought while I was in France. Being a bit of a wool-obsessive, I decided when I went to Europe last year that I would buy a ball of wool in each country. An ok plan, except for the fact that one ball of wool is very rarely useful, and you should usually buy at least 2 and sometimes 3. But at a little wool place in Caen, I found this gorgeous variegated Spanish wool called Katia Azteca. I'm not sure of the ply but it's at least 14 ply, so very thick. And very gorgeous. But then, I had to figure out what to do with it. Thankfully, I had the perfect plan in my head - I had wanted to make an Amineko cat for such a long time, and I was certain this wool would make a great one. It's taken me a while, as I've been distracted with other things, but by watching Press Gang every afternoon I finally finished it. (I was working on the premise that I could only watch Press Gang if I did some craft, and I really wanted to watch Press Gang.)
So here is the finished product.
This is my cat when I had finished all the pieces, before I sewed him together
This is the cat's head, pre-stuffed, and pre-embroidered
And here it is after the eyes and nose have been sewn on.
The body, pre-stuffed, see how it can't sit up.
The body, after stuffing. It's sitting up right by itself now. 
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